3:30 PM the next day
The winter sun became very warm at noon. Yan Qiushu lay lazily. After being busy for the whole morning, she didn't want to work anymore, so she asked Aunt Xu to help her with lunch.
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Academy, the students in the classroom nodded their heads drowsily to the teacher's slightly gentle tone.
Until the bell rings.
All the children were alert, staring at the teacher with their big black eyes, silently praying that school would end soon!
Only the Master and Zhou Zhaoqin looked at them blankly.
The Master laughed: "What are you doing?"
A child said expectantly, "Pingzhou will bring us some delicious food."
Zhou Zhaoqin, who had no idea about this, looked downcast and curled his lips as he glanced at the little boy who was two seats away from him.
Upon hearing this, the teacher subconsciously looked over. He thought of the double-skin milk and some snacks that the Xiao family had sent to the Imperial College for the teachers. He raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "Pingzhou, is there any for the teachers?"
Dongdong quickly stood up and said, "Master, of course there is!"
After saying this, he pursed his lips in uncertainty.
He just told Sister A Shu that he wanted to give some to his classmates, and didn't say anything else. He didn't know how much Sister A Shu would send this time. If it wasn't enough, he could only... send his own share.
Hmm!
It hurts just thinking about it.
The child's chubby face reflected his thoughts, with a lively expression. The teacher chuckled and said, "Okay, school is over, you guys can rest now."
"Farewell, Master!" The tender voices of children echoed throughout the classroom. Then the children cheered and quickly went to the cafeteria.
For the first time, Zhou Zhaoqin was a step slower and happened to be walking one in front of the other behind Dongdong. When the former passed by, he looked back at the person behind him, bit his finger, and wanted to say something, but his ears turned red and he was embarrassed, so he finally left in a huff.
Dongdong was standing behind them, looking puzzled.
But then he put it down and walked towards the cafeteria with excitement and a bit of pride.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, the children cheered even louder. In addition to the lunch boxes brought by their respective palace servants, the palace servant who served Dongdong was also holding a big food box!
It’s a huge food box, so there must be a lot of things in it!
If you bring it to the cafeteria, it will definitely be delicious.
However, the palace servant did not open it and distribute it directly. Instead, he opened it and handed it to Dongdong: "The servant who delivered it said that Master Xiao should treat his classmates to it. This is individually packaged."
As he spoke, the lid opened, revealing packages of things wrapped in oil paper bags.
Each child's hands were wrapped together to form a circle, and their wrists were long, tied with a red rope. Because it was wrapped tightly, people who were far away could not smell any odor, but those who were close could still smell a little.
It has a milky aroma and a hint of sweetness, which attracted many children to take deep breaths and want to smell more.
The children here are at least descendants of high-ranking officials and have seen a lot of good things. Even though they are full of expectations, they are not restless and are very reserved. However, Dongdong hesitated.
Do you really want him to deliver it himself?
Dongdong pouted, as if he was a little reluctant and embarrassed. When he stood up, he hit the bench with a "bang" sound because he was so quick.
He picked up two bags, walked them over to a classmate, and handed them over: "This is yours."
The child was the closest to him, and was almost drooling at the sweet taste of the milk. So when the food was handed to him, he took it with both hands and said crisply, "Thank you, Pingzhou!"
Pingzhou was startled, his face flushed red from his thanks. He panicked for a moment, but quickly regained his composure and said with a stern face, "You're welcome."
Then he walked to the second classmate.
Because there was a person in front of them setting an example, the ones who came after them followed suit. Everyone thanked him earnestly before taking the food.
At this time, the first child who took it didn't even care about the lunch sent by his family. He immediately untied the red rope and revealed what was inside.
After unfolding the light brown oil paper packaging, you can see the tender yellow custard rolls dotted with a little black sesame seeds. Each one is cylindrical in shape. The moment it is opened, the aroma that has been suppressed for a long time rushes out.
"It smells so good..." the child exclaimed, picked up an egg roll and took a small bite.
The egg roll, which was several times crispier than he had imagined, shattered between his lips and teeth with just a light touch. Although some crumbs fell off, which was a bit unsightly, the taste was milky and sweet, and because of the extreme crispness and the remaining light warmth...
The child's eyes sparkled as he said to his companion, "This is delicious!"
His companion ate even faster, "crunch, crunch, crunch..." like a little hamster, finishing the entire custard roll and happily saying, "Mmm! So delicious! So sweet..."
As the egg rolls were eaten one by one, the whole cafeteria seemed to be immersed in its sweetness. Because of the long distance, Zhou Zhaoqin, whose lunch had not yet been delivered, secretly swallowed his saliva. He ate the lunch that he usually thought was delicious as if it was chewing wax, and his legs kicked under the table in dissatisfaction.
He has a bad relationship with Xiao Pingzhou, so he definitely won't give it to him!
But……
Zhou Zhaoqin secretly glanced at him out of the corner of his eye with a sense of grievance, regretting that he might have offended Xiao Pingzhou before, which resulted in him not being able to eat these foods now. Then he noticed that he was almost here and was delivering food to his classmates behind him.
At this time, the little follower who had been following him whispered, "Your Highness, will he give it to us?"
"I don't--" Zhou Zhaoqin snorted and was about to say that he didn't want it, but suddenly a figure came to him. He subconsciously swallowed the words and turned his head to the side in a daze.
Then he saw Xiao Pingzhou standing beside him, holding two oil-paper bags: "Here you go."
One per person.
There was no discrimination, just gave it to him directly.
The surprise lasted only for a moment, and his eyes widened and he stood there in a daze.
After a few breaths, I saw that the person in front had not left.
Zhou Zhaoqin hesitated for a moment and subconsciously held the oil paper bag in his arms. Was this person going to leave again?
At this time, the attendant pushed him and said, "Your Highness, you need to express your gratitude."
Zhou Zhaoqin:?
He looked around and saw that the other classmates were looking at him curiously. Xiao Pingzhou was also looking at him. His face flushed. He was so nervous that he even forgot about etiquette. He said hurriedly, "Thank you, thank you!"
Because he spoke in a hurry, he stuttered a little.
But even so, Dongdong was already very satisfied. He pursed his lips and smiled: "You're welcome."
Then he ran to his seat and asked the palace servants to deliver the remaining egg rolls to where the master was resting. He couldn't wait to share his joy with Zhou Zhaoheng: "Ah Heng, they just said thank you to me~"
These words were spoken quietly, but the suppressed tone concealed a lot of happiness.
In the past, no one dared to bully him, but no one would take the initiative to talk to him. He seemed to be isolated from this group of people. However, this situation began to change with the double skin milk sent by Sister Shu. Until now, he can clearly feel the difference in their attitude towards him.
The joy of the person in front of him was so obvious that Zhou Zhaoheng's eyes flashed dimly and he smiled: "Yeah, I heard that, Dongdong is very popular."
Dongdong chuckled: "No, it's Sister Ashu who is popular!"
However, since Sister Shu couldn't come to school, everyone changed their attitude towards him.
Dongdong covered his mouth and smiled, then started eating.
Sister A Shu said that if you want to eat snacks, you must eat the staple food first, so he now has to eat first before he can eat the egg rolls. Seeing this, Zhou Zhaoheng also followed suit. Recently, Sister A Shu has sent a lot of meals. If he doesn't eat them, Dongdong's stomach will be upset.
Well, this is what Sister Shu said.
Zhou Zhaoheng was eating the meat slices and always felt that this was made specially for him by Sister A Shu!
Everyone ate the delicious food quietly. Some munched on the egg rolls, while others ate and saved the egg rolls to share with their families at home.
I had my lunch in this space filled with the aroma of milk.
Lunch is half an hour.
But generally it can be done in two quarters of an hour. The palace servants will be serving on the side, and after lunch, you can rest for a while.
But before Dongdong could rest, children came to him one after another: "Pingzhou, these are the cakes I brought!"
"Pingzhou, this is for you. I love this fried dough twist. My chef makes the best!"
Zhou Zhaoqin hesitated, and finally took out a piece of food from his dessert and handed it over, hesitatingly saying, "This is for you..."
He thought he would receive a strange look from Xiao Pingzhou.
Unexpectedly, a little boy holding a box of treasures attracted all the attention, and no one paid any attention to him. "Xiao Pingzhou, this is my favorite snack. My mother usually doesn't let me eat it, but I begged her for a long time before she brought it to me. Now I give it to you."
The little boy looked painful, but when he opened the box in his hand, he found a box of fried cicada pupae.
Dongdong, who received the return gift: “???”
Will Sister Shu cry when I take this back? I heard girls are afraid of insects!
That afternoon.
Yan Qiushu received the return gift brought back by Dongdong.
Fortunately, the fried cicada pupa did not appear in front of her in the end, so she didn't know about it.
For the next few days, everything inside and outside the palace was quiet.
There was nothing else to do except that Yan Qiushu earned some tuition fees from Egg Roll, which contributed to her purchase of a farm.
It was not until the third day that Dongdong brought back a piece of news. The second prince's grandson Zhou Zhaoqin told him that his father was ready to speak to the emperor, and only the emperor could issue an edict, and he would be the second prince's grandson's study partner.
Yan Qiushu was stunned: "He told you?"
Didn’t they both almost fight last time?
Dongdong was also stunned. Is now the time to discuss this?!
However, he still curled his lips and whispered, "Well, the Second Grandson... isn't that annoying anymore. He also said that if I'm unhappy, he won't let me study with him, but his father disagrees."
Yan Qiushu blinked, looked at the little boy in front of her who was sweating with anxiety, smiled silently, and rubbed his head.
She was wrong. She shouldn't have looked at children in an adult way. When she was a child, she would just fight with a child the day before and play games with him the next day.
Dongdong complained tearfully: "Sister Shu! You're still laughing!"
Yan Qiushu hugged him and said, "Don't worry, this won't happen."
Even though this is now an adult game and a child cannot ask for a pause, the Xiao family is not a pushover. Xiao Huaiting has been away from home for so long, so I believe that things over there will be settled soon.
Just as he was thinking about these things, a few days later, a piece of news shocked Kyoto - the fact that the Qiao family, the governor of Jinzhou, lent money at high interest in Jinzhou was exposed!
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